MUSIC OF AFRICA QUIZ 1

What is the popular genre of African music?

• African heavy metal

• Bongo flava

• Apala

• Batuque

What are some of the instruments used in African music?

• Guitar

• Cello

• Drums

• Cowbell

How is African music composed?

• With expressive, rhythmic beats

• With little structure

• With melancholy feeling

• With preppy, fast beats

What are the two distinct African music groups?

• Sudanese music/Kenyan music

• Central African music/Southern African music

• East African music/West African music

• North African music/Black African music

What instruments are used in North African music?

• Strings

• Woodwinds

• Percussion

• Brass

Where is Black African music found?

• South Sudan

• Sub-Saharan regions

• Central Africa

• Sahel

What are some South African instruments?

• Imifece

• Gong

• Djembe

• Kisanji

What does "rap" mean in Africa?

• Fast talking

• Rhyming

• To converse(talk)

• Singing

What is rap used for?

• To express feeling

• Chanting or speaking art

How was Hip-Hop discovered?

• By DJ's who exchanged portions or "samples" of rhythmic beats and "looped" them to create compositions

• By DJ's incorporating different African rhythms into modern songs to create a whole new song

• By using funky, soulful rhythms to create an unique African piece

• By using sad rhythms to make a mixtape